It’s my birthday today and I get to spend it in another lockdown here in Toronto. Yay me. So in honor of the day my wonderful mother decided to send me into the world (May 4th), here is a Vintage Photo Tuesday post on Parties! Birthday Parties, Party Parties etc from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Let the photo party begin!
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So many fantastic things to see at this birthday party or wedding shower, 1950s vintage photo. First up the 1950s Dresses..so cute! I also love the purse the lady in the white is holding (I own a similar one). Those chairs are fun too and of course all the cute 1950s hairstyles.
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WOW the 1940s hairstyle on our lovely lady in the front of this dance party image is stunning (so is her dress)! The decor hanging from the ceiling is also quite interesting and fun.
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1950s / 1960s Vintage Birthday party photo of a bunch of cute kids with party hats posing for their picture. Now can we discuss all the patterns going on in this dining room? Floral wallpaper AND floral non matching curtains. Yooza! Do you like? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
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What a fun party photo! 1960s vintage photo of a group of Black Men and Women having a cocktail party all dressed up in 1960s fashions. I love that cute 7-up pop bottle as well.
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Roller skating is seeing a resurgence in popularity these days and so it’s fun to see how girls in the 1940s dressed for their own roller skating party fun. What a super photo!
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Vintage 1950s image of world traveling party goers, on board the S.S. “Maasdam”. Holland America Line. “Tonight’s theme..Party hats!”.
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Cake anyone? I am more of a pie person, but the cake in this 1960s office party (not sure what kind of party this is to be honest), sure looks good.
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December 31, 1956, vintage photo of a group of Black Women at the jukebox during a New Year’s Eve party in Tallahassee, Florida. What a fun jukebox and our ladies 1950s Hairstyles & Fashions are amazing!
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Hugs at a party with streamers everywhere! 1950s photo.
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Stylish Cocktail party circa 1960s. Super 1960s fashions!
Further Reading: How to host a 1950s / 1960s Cocktail Party
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Every fun party must come to an end, like at our 1940’s Dartmouth College Alpha Delta fraternity party photo. Sleep where you drop!
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Thanks for dropping by for my blog vintage photo party for my birthday (since I’m stuck inside). Share your favourite photos in the comment section below!
Further Reading: Vintage Photos from the 1920s-1960s (Archived blog posts)
Liz
Happy Birthday to you! 🎂🥳 People used to dance! My parents went out every Friday night to go dancing. When I was a teenager and young adult, there was always a band playing somewhere, and we all danced our way through Disco! Even pre-Covid, I just don’t hear of dances any more.
Thank you! Dances were something different back then, but they still happen all the time (before Covid). I’m a swing dancer (Lindy hop) and I would attend a dance ever Saturday with a live band here in Toronto. It was so fun! This happens all over the world in the Lindy hop realm. So they still exist but maybe not as frequent as they used to be.
Thanks again for the happy birthday!
Liz
And not in rural areas!
Joyful birthday wishes, dear Liz! 🥳 May you have a safe, happy, wonderful year ahead! And, may, come this time next year, it be possible to celebrate your b-day as per pre-pandemic usual again.
Autumn Zenith 🧡 Witchcrafted Life
Happy Birthday!
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing some real cool photos.
No problem! Glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Liz
Hope you had a Happy Birthday. Did you notice the patterned floor in the “dining room of patterns”? Yikes. It makes my eyes jump.